Razor



J. E. Ross Mmh 6, '19.45.

RAZOR Filed Aug. 20, 1941 1N VENT OR,

@f/37036. l BY W ym,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 6, 1.945

t`Justin"Elkins,KamersCugino. V,A-ppleuion .august en, l194i, aow-,582

. Claims.

` This invention relates to improvements *iin razors and particularly vto -razors oir' thesaiety type in which a relatively-thinfblade*iscarriedby a blade-supportingmember. f

When using the safety razors now being vmarketed it is appreciated that :in replacing .ialus'ed blade or removing a iblade for cleanlingxit is difncult to manipulate thexvarious Jparts, alsothere isthe'danger of cutting the fingers.

:The principal objectief th'evpresent invention isA the provision :offga .magnetic blade-carrying member on 'which ablade is held between-011twardly projecting bosses by magnetic force.

Another object of thisinventonxis the .provisionof a razor .comprising-,a blade-supporting. member havingfundercut fbosses and a ,permanent insnaaem onions to ine .sriaeeiof blade .to

used.v handle h2 ofiuniuue shape andforangis` secured by 'rivets .i 4 tothebladefsupportingmem bein It Twill .beinotedf'tnat'the handleis disposed memberfioandhasanoutwardly curvedlouterfend magnet, a` blade made ioimagnetic material positioned ,on 'said .bladeysup'porting member with edges. thereof in engagement with said undercut bosses and withgthebody of the blade operative relation with saidmermanent magnet.

A further-objectfofihe invention is-the .provision of a razor havinganovel handle whichpermits of proper positioning of `the blade When shavingr Withoutinterferingwiththe. body ofi-the operaton.

vOther objects are A.simplicity` and economy of construction, ease, "speed 'and efoiency of .opera-l I8 recedes :from vthe .body `.beingshaved former handle. allowsiorithezpnoper angled relation .oftlzrej blade to the 'surface :being shaved andalso nreventsl'obieetional oontactoffthe outer endof the. handle withmarts :ofstlfie 'chest .'asrit-he razor isamovedatoithe variousishavingpositions.

{Fmfger :and-.thumb .gripping depressions .2 8., r 22' and 2f4, are.slightly;checked'to insure a :good holding. means/sand iarelsymmetrical :atboth sides'of.` the eenterzplarre to fit-either` ,thefright .or left hand,

or ntheijoperator. The handlegmavbe made .from

anysuita-ble imaterilarbut ,is especially,suited.` for mol-ding from :someoof the plastic materials.

:Ehe perforated: [can .126 is :tted over the inner end aomnandle 112,;and is fsecuned i thereto by. rivet i 2-8, with'. the ears., .positioned againstthe back side of member I0 to receivexivets .14,

.Thelo'ladeesupiporting 'member lill-is roundedyat its .'lower edge :to form.v a ,guardy .ba-r `32 adjacent theremnganeasiot aowmchextenus substantial@ tion, and `adaptability for use with the'va'riouls' types of ra'zorbla'desjnow in `gen'eraluse.

`Reference will wherein: z

Figure 1 is a side elevation-ol va raz-or Ieinboc'iycarryingmember Withthe'blade in operative position thereon.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan `viewof'the bladecarrying member with v#the blade removed.

Fig. .ois a .fragmentaryfsectional view-taken on line V-V`o'fFig;3. i. Y u

Fig. V6-is a sectionalfview tekenen' line VI-Jvi of Fig. 3.

Fig.. Yrisva fragmentary sectional'view 'taken `on line VII-VII of i3..v

Fig.8 isa. perspective' vvierwaenone of thefpermanent kmagnets detached.

Fig. '9 is an` enlarged :plan view` of I a modified form of the blade-:holdingtmember'and :thv.=,..blade.=l

Throughout theeeveral views jlike `reference characters .refer .to similar `parts and `theiJiu-x meral I0 designates a blade-carrying member. made of .brassnr. myxnthergsuitable nonierrous material. .Member 110 is rectangular.;

jow ige-had to 'the draivin'g' `f 35. vFig. -3 is `ari-enlarged 'planviewfof the blade' the fullilengthpithememberi 0, 'I 'helower edge portion .of .member .I 0 is'fslightlyofset .to forma.

-fsurlfa`oe 36 slightly 'belowthe blade .bearing `surhen theblade 38 is .in-.the dperative-nosition with its..mai or .body por-tion: resi/ing. on suriace .l5 of member I 0 git, will loverlap afportion of. .slot-...3l

wil-.hehe editing-.adige rnereofposiuonea-in spaced;

relation tosur-faoeffand slightly-above the.

per edge of guard bar 32 .topresentsuiltable shaving .relationpf .the parts.

.The-guard bar 4 3 2 s .providedwith twoaseriesof V diagonallypositioned.ridges .40 and '42 Which..ar.e

so relatedthat Vthe ridge of the rtano vser-ies .diverge upwardly andfserve to spread and smooth the skin.

just lbelow 1the, cutting vedge of the blade .to facilitatesrnoothrand ,clean shaving. The outer end portionsbf .member .fill are Vrecessed .to Vform notches .jfo;r...reaso ns hereinafter set orfth.

4Theblade `3'8, .bestshown in Figs, I3 and 25,15' substantiallyv rec'tangullaringform and is not'ohed 2,1545 ataeach of its -.fo u r-.corners fto form ,end tongues-.48 -fwhic'h bridges acrossthej-notches vv4l thenebypresentins a .soodfner erin for 'placing and removing and adjusting the blade. Amundenout `boss vv5I). isformed-1ateaoh of the` upper cornersoi-the memherul. Theiovier sideofeaoh shown in Figs. 3 and 7. It will be noted that when the blade is in the operative position as shown in Fig. 3 the notched corners will receive the bosses 50 to prevent any material longitudinal movement of the blade and will also preclude any vertical transverse movement thereof. Plain bosses 54 adjacent each of the opposite lower corners of the member l are so related to the lower corner notches 44 of the blade 38 as to permit the bladetobejlaid flat on the surface i6 for adjustmentintonotches.52.

When the blade is in the operative position as shown in Fig. 3 it will be noted that the upperA corners of the blade are slightly below the upper ends of bosses 50 and the lower corners of the blade are slightly above the lower extremities of bosses 54, thereby guarding the injury to the operator. The upper edge of blade 38 is spaced inwardly from the outer edge of member I0. The blade shown is of the double cutting edge type which has a central opening 56 which extends lengthwise thereof and has an enlargement 58 adjacent the central portion of the'blade. The central portion of the blade-supporting member is provided with an undercut boss 60 having an overhanging lip 62 which overhangs the blade about enlargement 58 to prevent the upward movement of the central portion of the blade when itis inthe operative position. '.The depth ofthe undercut notch'64 in boss 60 is much greater-than the depth of notches 52 so that whenthe Iblade is fully seated in notches 52 in bosses 50 the blade metal about opening 58 will not contact the bottom of notch 64m boss 60.`

f'One'of the principal objects of the present invention is to secure the blade in position 'on the blade-supporting member by means of a magnet or a fiplurality of magnets, and Vfor the purpose of` controlling and properly applyingthe magnetic force it has been found expedientto make the handle and blade-supporting member of a non-ferrous material.

The magnetGS, best shown in 'perspective in Figf, is rectangular in shape cut away on one dif-its faces to produce four pole pieces 6B whichV are adaptedA to be snugly tted into openings 10 formedthrough the body' of member I0 so that the surface of the poles will .be in the plane` of the blade bearing surface I6. The magnet is preferably of the permanent type and' can be made of any suitable material. r Many4 alloys have been` developed that have extremelyhigh magnetic yqualities and vwhen these alloys are used smaller magnets will have suicient force of pull to hold the blade in position.

The magnets may be molded, formed or otherwise vproduced and are I secured in position by meansof rivets 12 fitted into hole 14 and extendingthrough a hole formed through the member 'I n the present showing two similar magnets are shown, one on each side of the handle. -f

` The double-edge blade is so constructed tha l it can be turned over or the edges reversed. Sin-y glie-edged blades or substantially any type of blade made of a magnetic material can 4be used iny conjunction with this type of blade holder since the principal requirement is that thefblade 'ber having-spaced apart bosses atits opposite ends, to receive a blade therebetween for limited transverse and longitudinal movement, and a permanent magnet carried by said blade-support ing member whereby said blade is secured in the operative position between said bosses.

cutting corners of the blade to prevent accidental 2. Arazor comprising a blade-supporting member.. having a depending handle and upwardly projecting, spaced apart, undercut bosses, a flat blade of ferrous material adapted to rest on said blade-supporting member, and a magnet carried circular openings 'I6 are shown on the transverse medial Aline of the blade to receive the' underctbss 7B. This-special type of blade -h'a's less by said blade-supporting member to contact and secure said blade in the operative position with its rear edge disposed beneath said undercut bosses,

' 3. A razor comprising a blade-supporting member having a handle xed thereto, undercut bosses formed on the upper face of said blade-supporting member, a ferrous blade adapted to be positioned 4on said blade-supporting member with edges thereof disposed beneath said undercut bosses, and a magnet carried by said blade-supporting member to urge said blade toward said blade-supporting member.

` 4.V A razor comprising a blade-supporting member having a depending handle, an undercut boss formed at each of the outer, upper extremities cf said blade-supporting member, an undercut boss adjacent the central portion of said blade-supporting member, a perforated blade adapted to rest on said blade-supporting member with its upper edges in engagement with said upper undercut bosses and with the edge of the blade adjacent said perforation disposed beneath said centrally disposed undercut boss, and a permanent magnet carried by said blade supporting member toA urge said blade toward said blade-supporting member. l

5. A razor comprising a blade-supporting member having a depending handle, an undercut boss formed adjacent each of the outer, upper corners of thel blade-supporting member, an undercut boss formed adjacent the central portion ofthe blade-carrying member, a flat ferrous blade Ahaving an opening vformed 'adjacent its central portion adapted to rest on said blade-supporting member with its upper edge engaging said undercut upper bosses as the Central undercutboss extends through said blade opening to overlap the blade adjacent said opening, `and a permanent magnet carried by said blade-supporting member to urge said blade againstsaid blade-supporting member.

6. A razor comprising a-blade-supporting member having a guard bar providedV with two series of upwardly diverging ridges, spaced apart bosses formed on the outer surface of said blade-supporting member, a permanent magnet carried by 'saidblade-supporting member, and a ferrous blade positioned on said blade-supporting member between said bosses to contact said permanent magnet. e

' 7. A razor comprising a blade-supporting member.'` having bights .formed in itsV opposite ends, a.

permanent magnet carried lby said blade-supporting member between said bights, a blade mounted on said blade-supporting member in contact with said magnet and with its end portions respectively overlapping said bights, and a downwardly and outwardly curved handle secured to said bladesupporting member.

8. In a razor of the class described, a bladesupporting member, a permanent magnet carried by said blade-supporting member, bosses formed on the outer face of said blade-supporting member, a blade having transversely spaced apart openings adjacent its central portion adapted to be positionedon said blade-supporting member with one of said bosses extending through one of said openings and certain of the other of said bosses engaging the upper edge of said blade.

9. A- razor comprising an outwardly curved handle, a rectangular blade-supporting member secured oblquely to said handle, bights formed in the opposite ends of said blade-supporting member, bosses integral with said blade supporting member and extending outwardly from the outer gaging the notches formed in the upper portions of said blade and'with the center undercut notch overlapping the blade adjacent said center opening, and a permanent magnet carried by said blade-supporting member at each end portion thereof to respectively contact the oppositeend portions of said blade to secure it in the operative position with certain of the edge portions of said blade positioned lbelow said iirst named notches.

, f JUSTIN E. ROSS. 

